He was the bad boy of the yé-yé era. In 1966, when he burst onto the music scene with his hit And me and me and meJacques Dutronc won the hearts of the French, but also and above all, that of Françoise Hardy. However, his image of a bad boy, with his eternal cigar nestled at the edge of his lips, did not enchant Pierre Dillard and Madeleine Hardythe parents of the interpreter of All the boys and girls. In a recent interview given to our colleagues at PointThomas Dutronc’s father explained this complex relationship he had with his in-laws.
“[Françoise Hardy] afraid of everything except melaunched the singer of Cactus. Françoise’s parents preferred Jean-Marie Périer [un photographe français, qui a notamment travaillé en collaboration avec le magazine Salut les copains, NDLR] as a son-in-law. He led a more stable life, he had a job”, he explained, before ironically: “While the guy’s been in the red all his life !”
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The regrets of Jacques Dutronc
They say that wisdom comes with years. A theory that Jacques Dutronc would certainly confirm, especially when we talk to him about love. In the documentary by Bertrand Burgalat entitled Françoise Hardy, the discreet one, the father of Thomas Dutronc recognized the mistakes made in his wedding. “I didn’t behave very well. But, in fact, I helped her not to be there all the time”commented the interpreter of I like girls. Then, naturalness returning at a gallop, the eternal seducer launched: “Ah, yes, I was obsessed with it. I am a kind by Amanda Lear as for Salvador Dali.” After the time of love, has Jacques Dutronc arrived at the time of regrets? To find out, you just have to browse the pages ofAnd me and me and me, his autobiography unveiled last November by Editions du Cherche Midi.
Article written in collaboration with 6médias
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